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Farmers markets in the Pikes Peak region

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While the Pikes Peak region has seen much of its farm and ranch land disappear through the decades, the Arkansas River valley and other agricultural areas keep us connected to local food via farmers markets. As you'll see below, there's at least one market every day during the warmer months, and many feel like true community events.

Here's everything we were able to glean by press time about 2013's lineup:

• 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mondays through Saturdays, July 6 through Nov. 2, Spencer's Lawn & Garden Center (1430 S. Tejon St., spencersgardens.com). The store's Fountain location at 4720 Center Valley Drive also offers a market with the same hours on Fridays through Sundays, from July 12 into October.